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Best of Metromix Detroit 2010Dessert

Lots of restaurants serve great desserts -- there's no question about that. And here in metro Detroit we sure love to eat them up, yum. Metromix tried to mix it up with this category by offering up a little taste of the sweet stuff at traditional restaurants, a legendary pastry shop, and even the casino.

Astoria Pastry Shop

541 Monroe

Detroit, MI 48226

Neighborhood: Greektown

So many delights down at the original downtown destination in Greektown and in downtown Royal Oak it hurts thinking about it. Rich, European, decadent: So much to love

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The Brookshire Restaurant-Royal Park Hotel

600 E. University

Rochester, MI 48307

Neighborhood: Downtown Rochester

A perfect finale to a romantic evening, the Brookshire offers a high-end version of dessert. With your choice of bananas foster or cherries jubilee, both prepared tableside, you can give your date an extravagant experience without breaking the bank (two can dine on dessert for $20). Date spot or not, tableside preparation is divine

Sound Board at MotorCity Casino Hotel

2901 Grand River

Detroit, MI 48201

There's a reason MotorCity Casino Hotel's desserts are so sublime, and her name is Tricia Nash, the American Culinary Federation 2007 Pastry Chef of the Year. Nash says what makes a great dessert menu is that "It's definitely well-rounded, from chocolate to fruit, and from heavy, heavy, dense things to light, light fare." We'll take that

The Melting Pot

888 W. Big Beaver

Troy, MI 48084

Yep, each chocolate fondue dessert (and there are plenty of choco choices) comes with strawberries, brownies, rice crispie treats (plain or in Oreo crumbles) and cheesecake. Fun and fantastic Read more at Suite101: The Melting Pot: A Fondue Restaurant to Dip Into http://gourmet-restaurants.suite101.com/article.cfm/the_melting_pot#ixzz0cA4yS4Ux